Strainer for liquids.



D. GREVEN.

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APPLICATIQN FIHLED NOV. 8, IBIS.

Patented Feb. 13, 1917.

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UNITED STATES DEBK GBEVEN, F HENI\l`ING, MINNESOTA.

STRAINER .FOR LIQUID 5.-

Specication of Letters Pater t.

4Patented Feb. 13, 1917.

Application led November 8, 1916. Seri i1 No. 130,236.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DERK GREVE, a citizen of the f United Statesresiding at VHenning, in the county of ttertaill and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Strainers'V forLiquids, of which the following is a.v specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to devices or straining liquids and particularlyto strainers designed to be used o n top of milk cans or like articles.z

The general object of my invention is the provision of a very simple andcheaply constructed strainer which is thoroughly sanitary and which maybe taken apart so that Vthescreensusedtherein may be cleansed.

Vprovision ofA means for holding the screens 111 therea'dy-removal ofthe screens.

My invention is `.`ll ustrated in of a strainerconstructed inaccordancewi .1; mysinventionj; Fig.' 2V is a section. acrossytherbody*of strainer4 abovegthe uppermost 'strainer 14 Fig.3 is afragmentaryfperspecti of a portionoftheside vwa Lof vtl i e st .andthelatches for h ldingj'thefgauzeis'c .in-f1 lace.4A

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"the'bodyofj, the 'strainer lw ich-"i *inpla'n and which is made ometalj f suitable Vmateriiil, the bod being-.P110 'd with thehmldlesorfbails,llfwhereb 't empalme Thebodye orti'on of its, length aantapersv downward) .as 12s.. and-1 u; fornied.witherdownwardlyextendiniii 13 'whichis of a size'to'permitjt ej (y beinserted within the. upper open en the milk can for instance. Adapted tobedisposed within the body are a'p urality of strainer's. Two of thesestrainers are shown, one being designated 14 and the other 15. 'Thestra1ner14 is of relativelycoarse mesh whilefthe strainer 15 is ofrelatively fme mesh. Both of these strainers may be made of wire gauze,or likematerial, and this gauze is sup ortedupon asupporting ring 1.6having a andle- 1 whereby the strainer 5S! a be readily removed, tKehandle being atta ed to lthe ring 16 in any suitable manner.

is obvious that the'strainers may be .drawn place, said' means, however,permitting the accom-'14.: otjhof thestraihers Y We haiirs an( 19ersformed ;of, a`ngularl 'pines which are milch the melma' wall-.andithus'the, ,gu

adually contracted and formed witha For the purpose of'supporting thestrainers within the body 10, I provide at a lurality of points aroundthe bodythe-le ges 18, uponvhich the strainer 14 is adapted to besupporyed, and In'ount above these ledges the catches 19 which arepivoted so that they may be tirned upward to permit the removal of thestrainer but which when turned downwarv `turn the strainer against theseats formed bj' the ledges 18.' Forthe purpose of suppol ting thestrainer 15 I `provide a plurality of ledges or lugs 20 and ivot abovethese lugs thev latches 21. hose latches ale of the same character asthose previously described.

It will be seen thatthe tapering wall 12 is a. necessity to permit theready removal of the strairers inasmuch as the'rs'eats18 and` p y Afurther object of the invention is th'e;

210. aremcunted upon this` tapering wall.- It

upward throughl the-,body 10 lwithout en asng 1 out-.fior cleaningwhenever desired. The strainer 14, isfiiitendedfto` eliminate i any.Vrelatively large particles of dirt'. or f1 reignmftr which may be `in.the

k,.wh ile thesecond strainer 1 5 will. :e1'1 f cle ar themill4 offoreign, matter. ^`=1tf zbe-runders'tood'rthat the strainer body` willhe in twoor more sizes so that one :size-may be usedV ,for milk cans andthe vother ior'jse alators orlamilk pals.

'As 1111 .strated best in Fig. 3,' the lahesy o tedgi o* the gwa'll on`the inclined *Thus when` .the-latches areturiiedyupf e-uppe r endsofthe latches 'are alsdshifted lima rd v becaus .of the 'Y movement'offth'e' dA of* theflatchis. displaced: spilliy ffciently t1 permitthestrainer to be readily o lf l Having'described myyinverition-,.f,/fwh at I removed claimis'y r 1. A strainer of thecharacter described comprisi ng a hollow body open-at its to andbottom', `1helower'portion'of the body,` eing ownwa rdly extendingflange,a plurality o f i ledges projecting. ,out from the contractedportion of the body at d ii'ernt heights, ga. plurality` ofst 'nersvadapted tofrest 1 1' said ledges andexterd .across the d pivotedlatches mounted upon the wall of the body and adapted to engage over thecir i he wall and# without" dtiiiculcy.` p. 14 and 15 can be taken socumferences of the strainers to hold them in place, seid latches beingmovable to an inoperative position permittin the vertical movement ofthe strainers with which the latches engage.

2. A strainer of the character described comprising a hollow body openat its top and bottom, the lower portion of the body being graduallycontracted or te ered, if 10 plurality of ledges projecting out rom tl'bcontracted portion of the body, a strainfj adpt'd'to rest upon saidledges and exten' across the body, and angular latches pivote turneddown adapted to engage over the cir-J cumference of the strainer to holdit in place and against said ledges, the latches when turned to releasethe strainer bein displaced siciently to permit the remova of thestrau'i'er.

In testimony whereof Ihereunto afix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses. DERK GREVEN.

Witnesses:

GIC. ST. ERIN, LEE C. Ammon.

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